{"product_id":"the-bloody-history-of-clan-keith","title":"The Bloody History of Clan Keith","description":"\u003cp\u003eGet a physical copy of this book on Amazon - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0HKM48DXX\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0HKM48DXX\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFifteen Stories of Royal War and Northern Feud\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the charge at Bannockburn to the doomed Jacobite rising at Glenshiel, the history of Clan Keith is a story of royal service, battlefield courage, bitter feud, political rivalry, siege, rebellion and exile.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bloody History of Clan Keith\u003c\/em\u003e follows one of Scotland’s most powerful historic families through fifteen dramatic episodes that shaped both the fortunes of the Keiths and the wider history of Scotland. For generations, the Keith chiefs held the hereditary office of Marischal, placing them close to Scotland’s kings and at the centre of some of the country’s most turbulent conflicts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRide with Sir Robert Keith as Scottish horsemen strike against the English archers at \u003cstrong\u003eBannockburn\u003c\/strong\u003e. Enter the dangerous streets of \u003cstrong\u003eBerwick\u003c\/strong\u003e during its capture and siege. Follow the Keiths through the disasters of \u003cstrong\u003eDupplin Moor\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eNeville’s Cross\u003c\/strong\u003e, where royal service could end in death, imprisonment and political crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story then moves north into the violent world of Highland and Caithness rivalries. Discover the traditions surrounding the \u003cstrong\u003eBattle of Tannach\u003c\/strong\u003e and the notorious meeting at \u003cstrong\u003eSt Tayre\u003c\/strong\u003e, where the Keiths were said to have arrived with two men mounted on every horse—turning an attempted reconciliation with the Gunns into one of the most memorable episodes in Scottish clan feud tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Keiths also stood within the great national struggles of later centuries. Their story reaches \u003cstrong\u003eFlodden\u003c\/strong\u003e, the catastrophic battle of \u003cstrong\u003ePinkie\u003c\/strong\u003e, the long rivalry between the Earls Marischal and Huntly, and the religious and political upheavals that tore Scotland apart during the seventeenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt \u003cstrong\u003eDunnottar Castle\u003c\/strong\u003e, the history becomes especially dramatic. The surrounding countryside suffered destruction during Montrose’s campaign, and only a few years later the castle became the last refuge of the \u003cstrong\u003eHonours of Scotland—the Scottish Crown, sceptre and sword of state\u003c\/strong\u003e. Their secret removal and concealment at Kinneff became one of the most remarkable survival stories of Scotland’s civil-war era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe final chapters follow George Keith, Earl Marischal, into the Jacobite cause. At \u003cstrong\u003eSheriffmuir in 1715\u003c\/strong\u003e, loyalty to the Stuarts placed his title, estates and hereditary office at risk. Four years later he returned with Spanish troops during the rising of 1719, only to see the expedition collapse at \u003cstrong\u003eGlenshiel\u003c\/strong\u003e. The Keith story that began beside medieval Scottish kings ultimately led to forfeiture, exile and service abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eInside This Book You Will Discover:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSir Robert Keith and the mounted action at Bannockburn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe dramatic Scottish capture and later siege of Berwick\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Keith connection to Dupplin Moor and Neville’s Cross\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe northern feud traditions involving Clan Keith and Clan Gunn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe famous “two men to every horse” story of St Tayre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeith losses and disputed traditions surrounding Flodden\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Earl Marischal at the Battle of Pinkie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe bitter political rivalry between the Keiths and the Gordons of Huntly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Bridge of Dee campaign and Scotland’s Covenanting wars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMontrose’s devastation around Dunnottar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe siege of Dunnottar and the extraordinary rescue of the Honours of Scotland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorge Keith and the Jacobite Rising of 1715\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Spanish-backed rising and Battle of Glenshiel in 1719\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarefully researched and written for readers who enjoy Scottish history, clan heritage, castles, battles and the human stories behind political conflict,\u003c\/strong\u003e this book distinguishes between documented events, historical interpretation and later tradition rather than presenting every famous clan tale as established fact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you carry the Keith name, are researching Scottish ancestry, or simply enjoy the dramatic history of Scotland’s clans, \u003cem\u003eThe Bloody History of Clan Keith\u003c\/em\u003e offers an accessible journey through centuries of war, loyalty, rivalry and survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable as EPUB, KPF and PDF.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hmng67D_V3U?si=YH4iPGLWfPubCurS\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fairbairn’s Crests","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50526520737844,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/8115\/5124\/files\/ChatGPT_Image_Sep_22_2026_04_26_28_PM.png?v=1790105198","url":"https:\/\/fairbairncrests.com\/products\/the-bloody-history-of-clan-keith","provider":"Fairbairn’s Crests","version":"1.0","type":"link"}